Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-11
Arcadia items.

Arcadia Items.
Ed. Reqister-I have been silent for Ions
time, but cannot hold in any longer and SEE
Arcadia abused by niger boys, and last, moi
least. comes " B. F" and says Arcadia has
two or three springs. B. T. stand for Ben.
jamin Franklin; and you ought to be better
posted in regard to Arcadia's water supply
Mr.. Franklin, or not write about what you
know nothing. The truth is, Arcadia has
eight large springs within the boundaries OF
the town, and fifteen within circle of one
mile. 1 hope, Mr.. Franklin, you did not
make this mistake Intentionally, and if you
do not believe the springs are here as have
stated, Uncle George Evans will go with you
any day and show you them, and if you will
take the trouble you can take cup along
| and drink some of the sparkling water as it
flows from the earth and be convinced of the
truth of this statement. We do not need any
artesian wells over in Arcadia. 1 think Mr..
"B. F." has made a mistake in regard to the
number of springs in Ironton. have lived
in the Valley for twenty-six years and have
not found but two springsfin Ironton-one
at Judge Emerson's-and that hardly belongs
to Ironton-and one at Cr0mmer and Clark
sons mill. II there are any others do not
know where they are; perhaps B.F." could
tell me? hope Mr.. Benjamin Franklin will
correct his mistake in next weeks REGIS
TER in justice to himself and Arcadia. do
not think there Is another town in Southeast
Missouri that can boast of as many flowing
springs as Arcadia. The Lord has blest us
with pure water in abundance; pure and
MIGRATING air to supply our lungs, and loye-
ly mountain scenery to feast our eyes and
soul.
My mirror is the mountain spring
At which dress my ruffied hair.
1 think in about month stonemasons,
bricklayers and carpenters will be at work at
our new hotel and rush the work to COM
pletion. There is no mistake about it this
time; and we will have new depot eating
house. Arcadia will boom yet.
Gen. Turner will have his old house torn
down this fall and build new one-some-
thing in the modern style of architecture.
Now about that negro boy who got into SO
much trouble over in Arcadia. I think he
must have been drunk and went up Stout's
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DiSon's barn is where he got tangled up in
an old cow that was blind and could not get
out of the way. So whengDixon's many dogs
heard the old cow bawling, they went to her
rescue and took after the Niger and ran him
up toward the Arcadia House, and on the
way he ran astraddle 81 one OF Dixon's sows..
which ran to Fletcher's old cabin, where the
most of them stay, and here is where the
boy saw the ghost, as he supposed it to be;
but it was nothing but one of Dixon's old
white shirts he had washed and hung out to
dry by the sweet, silver light of the moon.
So when the boy had got over his sow ride
he went up towards Mr.. Hatten's, as by this
time he was beginning to get sober enough
to deliver his message, and on the way he
saw Mrs. Peck's kitchen as of old, where the
niggers used to do their stealing of bread
and meat; but 10, and behold! times have
changed since then: Mr.. Peck met him with
cordwood sticks and brick bats, and the
racket called up Dixon's old dogs again to
drive their old enemy once more, and this
time they ran him all the way to Ironton
and freed him in the courthouse yard up one
of those maple trees. This is the true ver-
sion, Mr.. AXE.
P.S. The boy never did deliver that mes
sage. Wonder if Judge Emerson has ever
found it out? Perhaps when he has seen this
letter he will know what became of bis quar-
ter. "Willie," my advice to you would be
to stay where you're better acquainted than
in Arcadia.
see lots of Ironton boys going out west
81 ho Ara Dar N r,Iav hoe
ball this evening. hayn't heard which side
played the best game. l should judge it
would be hot work playing base ball this hot
weather, but hope the players will have
good time and lots of fun.
The Sisters are having new roof put on
the old seminary building.
Dixon seems to have all be can do to sup
ply his customers with horses and huggies.
Arcadia Is full OF summer resorters and
there would be lots more If there was only
some one to accommodate them.
Mrs. G. A. Sahlender and children and
Miss Isora Boiling, all of Belleville, ILL.,, are
visiting Misses Augusta and Lena Miller.
Mr.. G. A. Sahlender is the Crown Poet of
Belleville.
Mr.. Felix Williams wishes me to state that
he did not have Mr.. Turner's boy arrested,
as tits reported, for fast riding.
1t is supposed Texas fever is among the
cattle in the suberbs. Mr.. Hatten and Mr..
Holloman each lost fine COW of Texas fever.
understand that Mr.. and Mrs. Hogue's
baby DIED this morning. It was quite sud-
den, as 1t was 0nly SICK ahopr tWknty four
hours. They have the sympathy of the en-.
tire town in their bereayment.
UNCLE PETE.